People are afraid of what they do not understand.
Perhaps one of us should talk to him? Eugene suggested. If we find out his story, there might be nothing to fear. Our young apprentice has a point, Sebastian said with enough surprise in his voice to...
Plotting was the antithesis of doing. The man who sits and schemes continues to sit while others achieve.
Power doesn't equal worth. Wisdom is a far greater virtue.
Power rises to the top like cream and dominates the weak with cruelty disguised as -- and often even believed to be -- benevolence.
That’s not the reason I didn’t tell you, Royce snapped. You just said it was!I know I did! So you’re lying to me again? Call me a liar one more time— And what? What? You going to fight me? It’s dark i...
Reaching a bench, he dismounted and tied Dancer to the arm. Are you intending to be a student here? one of the older boys asked, looking him over. Hadrian got the impression from the wrinkled nose tha...
Reason, truth, innocence --Royce sat back against the wall and folded his arms--unicorns, pixies, and dragons; you're not that young to believe in such things. How is it that you fancy yourself a resi...
She was too proud to eat her share of what little food we had. She told me she had. She swore she did. But every time I complained about being so hungry it hurt, she always offered me a nut or a parti...
You don’t believe in right and wrong? Good and bad? Sure, right is what’s good for me, and bad is what I don’t like, and those things are very, very wrong . You really were raised by wolves, weren’t y...
Revenge is a bittersweet fruit that leaves the foul aftertaste of regret.
Rivers age as they go downstream, Suri told Raithe while they looked at the disagreeable gorge. That’s what Tura once told me. They start out as tiny trickles, then in their youth and adolescence are...
Road—tomorrow? Myron asked. Am I going back to the abbey? Better—you’re going to be a hero.
Roan prepared herself, held her breath, and turned her head. It wasn’t Iver. In the glow of the green light, she saw Persephone, Moya, and Arion sitting near the center of the stone chamber. Everythin...
Royce cast a harsh and anxious look at the prince.What? Alric asked.I thought we discussed the importance of keeping a low profile.Oh, please. The prince waved a hand at the thief. I don’t think it wi...
Royce decided to try to reason with Hadrian. Would you rather they find out and send a detachment to hunt us down?No, I just hate being the cause of an innocent man’s death.No one is innocent, my frie...
Royce dismounted and handed the reins of his horse to Hadrian. I’m going to scout up ahead and make sure there are no surprises waiting. He left with surprising swiftness in a hunched run. He entered...
Royce eyed Hadrian with a skeptical expression. He’ll never manage the climb. Climb? Hadrian asked. The treasure room is at the top of the Crown Tower, Arcadius explained. Even Hadrian had heard of th...
Royce found Hadrian splitting logs near the stockade gate. He was naked to the waist except for the small silver medallion that dangled from his neck as he bent forward to place another wedge. He had...
Royce hated keeping secrets from Hadrian, and it weighed heavily on his conscience, which was amazing, because he had never known he had one. Royce defined right and wrong by the moment. Right was wha...
Showing 201 to 220 of 413 results